Hypertensive crisis: pathophysiology, treatment and handling of complications.
Hypertensive crisis is a potentially life-threatening complication of nearly all forms of hypertension. Vascular damage causing end-organ failure and direct complications such as intracerebral hemorrhage determine the outcome of hypertensive crisis. In the case of apparent end-organ damage immediate and effective lowering of blood pressure is necessary. In addition to drugs used traditionally in hypertensive crisis, a number of alternative antihypertensives such as urapidil or enalaprilat have been recently introduced for treatment of hypertensive crisis.
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Universitätsklinik Marienhospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents